Railroad-rail joint.



M. MELNIZEK.

RAILROAD RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG- 14. I917.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

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RAILROAD-RAIL J OIN T.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

Application filed August 14, 1917. Serial No. 186,096.

= tion.

The present invention relates to rail joints for railroads. Its principal object is to provide a positive and reliable means for ]01Ilingthe two opposite ends of ad acent rail sections.

Another object is to provide a construction which will dispense with the use of screw bolts and nuts for joining the rail sections.

I A further object is to provide a novel rail chair. for the rail sections.

Another object is to provide a tie or jo nt which will allow of the rail sections belng easily and readily connected and disconnected.

A still further object is to provide a rail joint which is simple in construction, durable and easy to install.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and set forth in the appended claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form part of this specification and in which similar reference numerals denote corresponding parts, Figure 1 being a side elevation of the new rail joint, showing all parts assembled; Fig. 2 is an elevation partly in section on line" 22 of Fig. 3, showing one rail section removed; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 2; Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively cross sections on lines 4-i and 55 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of one of the members of the rail joint; Figs. 7 and 8 are respectively cross sections on lines 7-7 and 8--8 of Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is a cross section on line 9-9 of Fig. 11; Fig. 10 is a similar elevation as Fig. 1 showing one of the members of the joint in unlocked position and Fig. 11 is a top plan view of Fig. 1.

Referring more specifically to the drawing a, a denote the two rail sections of a railroad, the adjoining ends of which are to be joined. The rail joint consists of two splice members 1, 2 which are adapted to embrace therail sections from opposite sides and to lock the same together. Each of these members is in form of a rail or bar adapted to snugly embrace the rails between the heads a and the tie flanges a of the rail sections and which on top and bottom are shaped to conform with the corresponding under surfaces of the heads and the tie flanges thereof (Figs. 4, 5 and 9). The outer face of each splice bar is adapted to be flush with the corresponding side surface of the heads a of the rails, while their inner faces may be recessed as at 1, 2' so as to bear against the webs of the rails with narrow portions on top and bottom. The lower edges of each splice bar are formed with laterally bent and extended flanges 1 2 which at several points near their edges are provided with recesses or holds 3 for the reception of spikes 4 for securing the same to the ties 12 forming the rail bed and shown in Figs. 1 and 11. Formed integrally with or suitably secured to one of the splice bars 1 are two or more depending base members 5 in form of bars or blocks which extend transversely to said splice bars and form rail chairs on which the confronting end portions of the rail sections are adapted to rest. Projecting from the inner face of the splice bar 1 are a number of bolts 6 arranged and suitably distributed in a horizontal row. These bolts are suitably permanently fixed in said splice bar and project inwardly so as to engage holes a provided in the webs of the two rail sections, when the latter are properly placed on the rail chairs, and to thereby join the rails together.

The second splice bar 2 serves as a lock and dispenses with nuts for said bolts 6. Its laterally extending flange 2 is formed with dependim transversely extending locking members The member 7 each comprise a vertical downwardly projecting part 7' and a horizontally inwardly extending substantially L-shaped part 7 7 of which the parts 7 extend longitudinally of the splice bars. These locking member in number and spacing correspond with those of the rail chairs and are adapted when properly assembled to interlock with the latter. To this end the free ends of the rail chairs are grooved or recessed as at 8, 8', 8 of which the grooves 8 serve to engage the vertical parts 7', the groove 8 are for the parts 7 and the groove 8 for the longitudinal parts 7 of the members '7. The enga 'ement and disengagement of the members with and from these grooves of the chairs is effected by a longitudinal displacement of the splice bar 2, as is clear from Fig. 10. p

9 and 10 denote braces or ribs for reinforcing the splice bars and the depending member thereof. i

The manner of assembling the parts is as follows:

First the splice bar 1 is secured to the rail bed or ties by the spikes l. Thereupon the rail sections a are placed in position on the chairs 5 with their confronting ends in contact or nearly in contact with one another and engaging in their holes 64 theboltg 6 of the said splice bar 1'. Thereupon the second splice bar is placed against the-outer face of one of the rail sections and moved longitudinally thereof until its locking members 7 become interlocked with the grooved ends of the chairs 5 as above explained. Thereupon this splice bar 2 is fixed to the ties b by the spikes 4. I

While in thedrawings there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention it p is obvious that the structural elements thereof can be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention. Itherefore do not wish to restrict myself to the details described and shown.

hat I claim and desireto secure by Let ters Patent is:

l. A rail joint for railway rail sections comprising two splice members adapted to embrace the said rail sections from opposite sides, one of said splice members being provided with depending base members ex tending transversely thereto and forming rail chairs, said rail chairs having each an. angular groove or recess of which a portion extends vertically downward from theup- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatents,

per edge of said chair, another part extends longitudinally of said chair from the lower angular grooves of the first splice member and to lock the two splice members together. 7 2. In combination with railway rail sections, a rail joint comprising twosplice members adapted to embrace the said rail sections on opposite sides, one of the splice members being formed with inwardly projecting bolts adapted to engage holes in the webs of said rails and with depending transversely extending members which form rail chairs, each rail chair having an angular groove of which one portion extends verti cally downward from the upper edge of said chair, a second portion extends 'longi-' tudinally of said chair and a third portion extends at a right angle from the inner end of said longitudinal portion and the second splice member being'formed with depending angular locking members shaped in con-- formity with said grooves in the saidchairs and adapted on longitudinal displacement thereof to engage the same and .to lock the two splice members together. In testimony whereofll afiix my ignature in presence of two witnesses.

- MATIJ'AS MELNIZEK.

Witnesses:

MAX D. ORnMA-NN, A. M. WATTENBERG.

' Washington, .D. G. 

